Breakdown of zìcóng císhànshāngdiàn kāishǐ fāfàng yǐhòu, zhìyuànzhě měitiān dōu lái.
都dōu
all
来lái
to come
每天měitiān
every day
以后yǐhòu
after
Questions & Answers about zìcóng císhànshāngdiàn kāishǐ fāfàng yǐhòu, zhìyuànzhě měitiān dōu lái.
Why does the sentence use both 自从 and 以后? Don’t they both relate to time?
Yes. They work together here.
- 自从 means since / ever since and introduces the starting point.
- 以后 means after and marks what comes after that event.
So 自从……以后 is a very common pattern meaning ever since... or from the time that... onward.
In this sentence:
- 自从慈善商店开始发放以后 = ever since the charity shop started distributing things
In everyday Chinese, you may also hear:
- 自从……
- ……以后
- 自从……以来
All can work in similar contexts, though 自从……以后 and 自从……以来 often sound especially natural for since then.
What exactly is the structure of 慈善商店开始发放?